Richard Epps
Nov. 4, 2010 - Richard Epps, a Lab retiree, died at his home in Livermore Nov. 4. He was 88.Born March 3, 1922 in Topeka, Kan., Epps served in U.S. Navy during World War II and in Korea. He attained the rank of commander before his retirement from the Naval Reserve.He…
Robert Louis Brady
Oct. 23, 2010 - Robert “Bob” Louis Brady died unexpectedly Oct. 23. He was 86.Brady earned a degree in engineering from the University of Toledo and was an Army Air Force veteran. He had a 29-year career at the Laboratory.He is survived by his wife, Patricia; sons,…
Sal Hisola
Oct. 8, 2010 - Sal Hisola , a Lab retiree and resident of Livermore died unexpectedly Oct. 8. He was 64.Born Nov. 2, 1945, in Miami, Fla., his family moved to Vallejo, Calif., where he spent most of his formative years. He graduated from Vallejo High School, and earned…
Alan D. Pasternak
Sept. 24, 2010 - Alan D. Pasternak, a Lab scientist who worked on the development of new energy technologies and was later chosen by then Gov. Jerry Brown as one of the original appointees to the California Energy Commission, died Sept. 24, at his home in Lafayette,…
Ruth Miller-Will
Sept. 20, 2010 - Ruth Miller-Will, a Lab retiree, died Sept. 20. She was 91.Born July 25, 1919 in San Francisco, she lived in Livermore for 57 years.Miller-Will is survived by her children, Lynnette Flusche and husband Tony of Castro Valley, Calif. and sons, Raymond…
Clifford Bishop
Sept. 10, 2010 - Retiree Clifford Bernard Bishop, a resident of Walnut Creek, died Sept. 10. He was 90.Born in Oakland on May 25, 1920, he grew up in Oakland and attended the University of California, Berkeley, before leaving to enter the military for World War II.He was…
Joseph R. Martinez
Sept. 9, 2010 - Joseph R. “Joe” Martinez, a Lab retiree and Tracy resident, died Sept. 9. He was 75.Martinez was born Dec. 8, 1934, in Niles and served in the U.S. Marine Corps and reserve from 1952 to 1960. He retired from the Lab after 35 years as a mechanical…
Phyllis Logsdon
Sept. 9, 2010 - Phyllis Marie Logsdon of Apple Valley died Sept. 9 from cancer. She was 79.Born May 26, 1931, in Chickasha, Okla., she retired from the Lab, where she was an executive secretary.In Apple Valley, she was an active member of The Sisterhood of PEO, Victor…
Emmett “Yancy” Rodes
Sept. 8, 2010 - Livermore resident Emmett “Yancy” Rodes died Sept. 8. He was 91.A native of West Virginia, he was born Aug. 2, 1919. He served throughout the Pacific Theatre during World War II and was one of the last remaining survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor.…
Dallas Ellwin Smith
Sept. 4, 2010 - Dallas Ellwin Smith died Sept. 4 in Lodi after a brief hospitalization for end stage renal disease and diabetes.Born May 11, 1937, to Dallas Martin and Gladys Mae (Vaughn) Smith in Modesto, he served in the USMC Reserve.He was a self-employed truck owner…
Norman Jack Brown Jr.
Sept. 3, 2010 - Lab retiree Norman Jack Brown Jr., a resident of Livermore, died of a stroke Sept. 3, at the Veterans Hospital in Livermore. He was 79.Born June 22, 1931, in Red Bluff, Calif., to Agnes Dene Hillhouse and Norman Jack Brown Sr., he attended school in Red…
Marshall King
Aug. 29, 2010 - Lab retiree Marshall Lee King died Aug. 29. He was 92.Born Dec. 15, 1917, in Union Star, Mo., to the late George J. and Laura Kyler King, he attended school in Adrian, Mo., and graduated in 1935.He was a farmer in his early years and later became a…
Glen Harvey Lathrop
Aug. 28, 2010 - Livermore resident and Lab retiree Glen Harvey Lathrop, died Aug. 28 in Pleasanton, after a brave battle with end-stage dementia and diabetes. He was 79.Lathrop was born Mar 31, 1931, to Harvey and Dortha Lathrop in Walsh, Colo. After graduating from…
Margaret F. Howe
Aug. 24, 2010 - Margaret F. Howe, who worked at LLNL during the 1960s, died Aug. 24. She was 90.Howe was born Sept. 1, 192,0 in McKees Rock, Pa., where she grew up with her five siblings and graduated from Mckees Rocks High School in 1938.At a young age, she worked for…
Manuel Leroy Main
Aug. 24, 2010 - Manuel Leroy Main, a Lab retiree and resident of Castro Valley, Calif., died Aug. 24.Born Apr. 19, 1921, in Flint, Mich. to Roy and Florence Main, he was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, and served with the 30th bomb group, the 11th bomb group in the…
Lucille Angela Way
Aug. 23, 2010 - Lab retiree Lucille Angela Way died Aug. 23. She was 67.Born in Chicago, Ill., she worked at the Lab for 16 years in the Photography Group of TID.She will be remembered for her fine cooking, sewing skills, sense of humor and ability to laugh, even at…
Thomas McCreary
Aug. 20, 2010 - Thomas G. McCreary died Aug. 20. He was 87.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mar. 12, 1923, he was a resident of Brentwood, Calif.He served with the Marines 4th Division during World War II. Awarded a Purple Heart for his service in Iwo Jima, he returned to Ohio…
Jack George Sanford Sr.
Aug. 18, 2010 - Jack George Sanford Sr., an electrical engineer and resident of Columbus, Kan., died Aug. 18. He was 86.Born July 16, 1924, in Columbus, Kan. he was the son of Burl and Lela Mae (Rumery) Sanford.He attended schools in Mt. Hope, Kan.; Cottonwood Falls,…
Robert Anthony da Roza
Aug. 8, 2010 - Robert Anthony da Roza, who worked at the Lab as a research scientist for 40 years, died Aug. 8. He was 82.Born in Sacramento to Ina and Wilbert da Roza, he was a graduate of Sacramento State University. He received his master’s degree from UC Berkeley.…
Lois Garner
Aug. 4, 2010 - Lois Garner, a Lab retiree, died at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Aug. 4. She was 88.Garner is survived by her daughter, Judi Diamant, and her husband, Randy of Tracy; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.She was…
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